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Revolution Britpop

Posted by Cat Gordon
  • Friday, 12 December 2008 at 02:14 pm

Woo-hoo! Blur have announced they are set to play a gig at Hyde Park (life) next year!


For some, listening to Blur might take you back to the days of uni(versal), the days of coffee and TV, or like me, back to the tender days of school, caught between the popscene and indie scene and thinking there was no other way. Looking back at our best days, when all us boys and girls at lunch time, eating caramel and having no distance left to run as the playground was so small and not big enough for a good game of British Bulldog. We were crazy sixth formers... and Dan Abnormal was always best at that game, bless him. Ahhh, those were the days when I had no idea what a rock&roll stereotype Alex James (now a cheese fanatic and Independent columnist)actually was. Twas only until recently when I engaged in his insightful autobiography.
 

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Water Under the Ponty

Posted by Cat Gordon
  • Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 02:01 pm
Welsh rockers, The Stereophonics, revealed that they teamed up with ex-drummer, Stuart Cable at a recent wedding. Small, dark and handsome front man, Kelly Jones, remarked that the rift between them is now, "water under the bridge". Read more about it here.

There must be something in the water (excuse pun) as in the past few weeks there has been news of other potential reforms including Blur and The Strokes (well, they have been out of the scene for ages).

So who else would like to see reunited and make beautiful music at your fantasy white wedding, or failing that, who would you just like to see reform?

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